Gordon E. Lakso
1355 Summit Road
Lafayette, CA 94549

Telephone: (925) 939-8595
Facsimile: (925) 939-6198
E-mail: gelakso@comcast.net
WWW: www.gordonlakso.com


Areas of Expertise

Failure analysis and consultation on an array of metals and other materials from aerospace, automotive, maritime, construction, power generation, recreation, food-processing, chemical and petrochemical industries; medical devices and instruments, electrical components, home appliances and tools; twenty-five years of hands-on laboratory experience; metallography and other laboratory services available.


Education

M.S. (Metallurgy), Iowa State University (1966)
B.S. (Metallurgical Engineering), South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (1964)


Work Experience

1996 - present	Independent Consultant
	Lafayette, CA
1972 - 1995	Chief Metallurgist
	Anamet Laboratories, Inc.
	Hayward, CA
1969 - 1972	Technical Services Engineer
	Airco Vacuum Metals
	Berkeley, CA
1966 - 1968	Commissioned Officer / Metallurgist
	Redstone Arsenal, AL

Professional Memberships / Registrations

Professional Engineer in Metallurgy, California No. 1663.

Member, American Society for Materials International

- Chairman, Golden Gate Chapter, 1994 - 1995

Member, American Welding Society

Member, National Association of Corrosion Engineers

Member, American Foundryman's Society

Member, American Water Works Association

Member, Independent Metallurgical Engineering Consultants of California

- Chairman, 1993 - 1995

Member, Society of Forensics Engineers & Scientists